Native Americans: Histories and Facts

Become an Expert about the History of Native Americans by Reading Interesting and Important Facts about Native Americans and their Importance in America's History on KidInfo.com's Native Americans Homework Help Resource Page.

Histories and Facts about the Alaskans, the Canadian, the Caribbean, and North American Indians

We Shall Remain: Videos include Native American Languages, Sovereignty, and Enterprise

Links to sites with SPECIFIC Information about Native Americans and Native American History

Anash Interactive: A free, no advertising, award-winning website where kids can create comics and build stories, play games and puzzles; watch webisodes and download podcasts, all while learning about the Tlingit People of North America

*It is believed that in 1492 Christopher Columbus met the Taino People on an island named Hispaniola.

*One of the saddest events in Native American history is when, in 1838, the Cherokee Indians were forced to move to Oklahoma. The march was called the "Trail of Tears". Thousands of Cherokee died due to the cold weather and diseases.

*The last major battle fought between Native Americans and United States troops was fought in 1890, and called the Battle of Wounded Knee. More than 200 Sioux were massacred in this battle.

Native Americans who served in the United States Marine Corps were Code talkers. Their primary job was the transmission of secret tactical messages.

In 1924 with the "Indian Citizenship Act", the United States Congress granted all Native Americas U.S. citizenship.

Charles Curtis became Vice President of the United States under Herbert Hoover (1929-1933), and is the only Vice President of Native American heritage.

Many games and sports played in the United States began originated from early Native Americans. Inherited sports include Lacrosse, canoeing, and tobogganing.

American History Calendar

American History Calendar: A calendar site showing American history in a unique way: through a user-friendly web calendar. Birthdays of important people in American history and important events in American history can be viewed; interactive - browse through it and display details on a specific person or event. A printer friendly version of the calendar is also available.

The History Channel: Each month the History Channel takes new explorations into the past and puts them on display for you, utilizing state-of-the-art interactive technology; listen to speeches drawn from the most famous broadcasts and recordings of the Twentieth Century. The History Channel Time Machine brings you to a different speech every day; trivia quiz; fact of the day; games.

U.S. History Images

U.S. History Images: What better way to learn about and appreciate the history of the United States than through viewing the illustrations of artists from the last century and a half! The images are all in the public domain and are free for anyone to use in any way after viewing the Terms of Use. This website is a work in progress and new images are always being added. Present topics for images include: Life in the Colonies, Colonial Patriots, Native Americans, Native American Culture, The Age of Exploration, and Explorers

Who2: Find famous people biographies fast! This site also lists links to more information about each person. - SEARCHABLE by keyword

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Kidinfo.com's Native Americans Facts and Histories Homework Help Resource Page providess the best available facts to the Histories of Native Americans, both past and present, Native American Cultures, Native American Languages, Native Americans Important to History, Documents Important to Native Americans, Native American Historical Events, Native American Legends, Native American Treaties, Native American Arts and Crafts, and Important Historical Native American Chiefs. Also included are facts about Canada's First Nations.